Senior Staff Nurse - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Description

As a registered nurse the post holder will provide care to adults with acute health needs inthe emergency department.

The post holder will be accountable and responsible for providing a high standard of patientcentred care.

To carry out care without direct supervision as part of the Emergency Department team.

Contribute towards the effective running of the department including patient safe and timely care
Our people are our greatest asset.

Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement.

We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

~ Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development

~ Improving the experience of staff with disability

~ Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

~ Provision of specialist, high quality nursing care and support for adult patients and their relatives/carers
Appropriate delegation of duties to other members of staff for effective delivery of patient care
To assess, plan implement and evaluate care of patients from admission to
To be part of the effective admission / transfer / discharge of a patient involving the family, carers, significant other, multidisciplinary team and community teams when
To provide and receive nursing handover reports in the role of team

To be part of the process in implementing clinical governance and the impact this has on patient care, e.

Ensure that written documentation are maintained in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for Records and Record Keeping and Trust
To ensure that the storage and administration of Medicines is carried out according to statutory and Trust regulations
To display knowledge in ED key performance indicators and the impact this has on clinical

Education & Training
RN - Adult

Significant Acute nursing experience either as a Registered Nurse or Student Nurse

Significant experience in Acute surgical, medical ED as a qualified nurse or student nurse

Queen Elizabeth Hospital